CN101227542A

CN101227542A - Image processing system, image processing method, and computer readable medium

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Publication number: CN101227542A
Application number: CNA2007101535278A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 野口武史; 松野下纯一; 大西健司; 小松原弘文
Original assignee: Fuji Xerox Co Ltd
Current assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
Priority date: 2007-01-18
Filing date: 2007-09-20
Publication date: 2008-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 2027-09-20
Also published as: US20080174790A1; JP4899880B2; JP2008176557A; CN101227542B

Abstract

An image processing system includes: an extracting unit that extracts page identification information from image information; an acquiring unit that acquires document identification information corresponding to the page identification information on the basis of the page identification information extracted by the extracting unit; a classifying unit that classifies the image information on the basis of the document identification information acquired by the acquiring unit; and a first generating unit that generates the image information classified by the classifying unit as one electronic document.

Description

Image processing system, image processing method and computer-readable medium

Technical field

The present invention relates to image processing system, image processing method and computer-readable medium.

Background technology

Now, in office etc., client rs PC, image processing system are installed (for example, printer, multifunction copy machine etc.), in the system environments of document management server etc., strengthen printing data for electronic documents, scanning input and being printed on document, the duplicating on the paper or transmitting the trend of document security of various processing of view data etc. of scanning input growing such as going up at recording medium (paper).

Under this background, as the part of work that improves the document security of document process in the system environments, JP-A-2005-259108 (term " JP-A " means " not examining open Japanese patent application " as used herein) discloses a kind of technology, in this technology, different paper ID is embedded in the different printer pages of the printing document that generates according to electronic document as the derivation source, utilize multifunction copy machine to wait and read different paper ID, and the printing document that will have a paper ID that reads carries out record as the derivation document of this electronic document, manages with the historical record that forms this derivation document and to it.

In the operation of this system, in some cases, in multifunction copy machine etc., read and scan the paper that different printer pages have different paper ID by the order different, and the page of a plurality of printings source electronic document is placed disorderly with the sequence of pages of the source of printing electronic document.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of image processing system, image processing method and computer-readable medium, they can be unit or by the sequence of pages of printing source document with the document, image information to a plurality of paper documents with page iden-tity information that read is arranged and is handled, and with the sequence independence that reads of described a plurality of paper documents.

(1) according to a first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of image processing system, this image processing system comprises: extraction unit, this extraction unit extract page iden-tity information from image information; Acquiring unit, this acquiring unit obtains and the corresponding document identification information of described page iden-tity information based on the described page iden-tity information that described extraction unit extracts; Taxon, this taxon is classified to described image information based on the described document identification information that described acquiring unit obtains; And first generation unit, this first generation unit will be generated as an electronic document through the described image information of described taxon classification.

(2) according to (1) described image processing system, this image processing system also comprises: administrative unit, this administrative unit to the described document identification information of electronic document with give that printing has the described page iden-tity information of the paper document of this electronic document to manage accordingly it on, wherein, described acquiring unit obtains described document identification information from described administrative unit.

(3) according to a second aspect of the invention, provide a kind of image processing system, this image processing system comprises: extraction unit, this extraction unit extract page iden-tity information from image information; Acquiring unit, this acquiring unit obtains and the corresponding page number information of described page iden-tity information based on the described page iden-tity information that described extraction unit extracts; Sequencing unit, this sequencing unit sorts to described image information based on the described page number information that described acquiring unit obtains; And first generation unit, this first generation unit will be generated as an electronic document through the described image information of described sequencing unit ordering.

(4) according to (3) described image processing system, this image processing system also comprises: administrative unit, this administrative unit to the described page number information of electronic document with give that printing has the described page iden-tity information of the paper document of this electronic document to manage accordingly it on, wherein, described acquiring unit obtains described page number information from described administrative unit.

(5) according to a third aspect of the invention we, provide a kind of image processing system, this image processing system comprises: extraction unit, this extraction unit extract page iden-tity information from image information; Acquiring unit, this acquiring unit obtains and corresponding document identification information of described page iden-tity information and page number information based on the described page iden-tity information that described extraction unit extracts; Taxon, this taxon is classified to described image information based on the described document identification information that described acquiring unit obtains; Sequencing unit, the described page number information that this sequencing unit obtains based on described acquiring unit is to sorting through described taxon classification and with the corresponding described image information of described document identification information; And first generation unit, this first generation unit generates the corresponding electronic document of described document identification information with described electronic document based on the described image information through described sequencing unit ordering.

(6) according to (5) described image processing system, this image processing system also comprises: administrative unit, this administrative unit to the described document identification information of electronic document and described page number information with give that printing has the described page iden-tity information of the paper document of this electronic document to manage accordingly it on, wherein, described acquiring unit obtains described document identification information and described page number information from described administrative unit.

(7) each described image processing system according to (1), in (3), (5), this image processing system also comprises: reading unit, this reading unit reads the described image information that comprises described page iden-tity information from the paper document that has been endowed described page iden-tity information, wherein, described extraction unit extracts described page iden-tity information from the described image information that described reading unit reads; And described taxon is classified to the described image information that described reading unit reads.

(8) each described image processing system according to (1), in (3), (5), this image processing system also comprises: print unit, the described page iden-tity information of the page that this print unit is given this paper document of sign to the page of paper document, and an electronic document printed to described paper document.

(9) each described image processing system according to (1), in (3), (5), this image processing system also comprises: second generation unit, and this second generation unit generates the corresponding new document identification information of described electronic document that generates with described first generation unit; And memory cell, this memory cell is stored the described electronic document of described first generation unit generation and the described document identification information of described second generation unit generation accordingly.

(10) each described image processing system according to (1), in (3), (5), this image processing system also comprises: second generation unit, and this second generation unit generates the corresponding new document identification information of described electronic document that generates with described first generation unit; The 3rd generates the unit, and the 3rd generates the corresponding new page iden-tity information of printer page that the unit generates the described electronic document that generates with described first generation unit; And print unit, the described document identification information and the described the 3rd that this print unit generates described second generation unit generates the described page iden-tity information of unit generation and gives the described electronic document that described first generation unit generates, and prints this electronic document.

(11) according to a forth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of image processing method, this image processing method may further comprise the steps: from reading the page iden-tity information that this paper document is given in extraction from the image information of paper document; Based on the page iden-tity information of extracting, obtain and corresponding document identification information of described page iden-tity information and page number information; Based on the document identification information of obtaining, described image information is classified; Based on the page number information that obtains, to sorting through classification and with the corresponding described image information of described document identification information; And, generate the corresponding electronic document of described document identification information with electronic document based on image information through ordering.

(12) according to a fifth aspect of the invention, a kind of computer-readable medium is provided, this computer-readable medium stores has the program that computer is carried out be used to the processing of carrying out image processing, and described processing comprises: from reading the page iden-tity information that this paper document is given in extraction from the image information of paper document; Based on the page iden-tity information of extracting, obtain and corresponding document identification information of described page iden-tity information and page number information; Based on the document identification information of obtaining, described image information is classified; Based on the page number information that obtains, to sorting through classification and with the corresponding described image information of described document identification information; And, generate the corresponding electronic document of described document identification information with electronic document based on image information through ordering.

(13) according to a sixth aspect of the invention, a kind of computer-readable medium is provided, this computer-readable medium stores has the program that computer is carried out be used to the processing of carrying out image processing, and described processing comprises: from reading the page iden-tity information that this paper document is given in extraction from the image information of paper document; Based on the page iden-tity information of extracting, obtain and corresponding document identification information of described page iden-tity information and page number information; Based on the document identification information of obtaining, described image information is classified; And, generate the corresponding electronic document of described document identification information with electronic document based on image information through classification.

(14) according to a seventh aspect of the invention, a kind of computer-readable medium is provided, this computer-readable medium stores has the program that computer is carried out be used to the processing of carrying out image processing, and described processing comprises: from reading the page iden-tity information that this paper document is given in extraction from the image information of paper document; Based on the page iden-tity information of extracting, obtain and corresponding document identification information of described page iden-tity information and page number information; Based on the page number information that obtains, to sorting with the corresponding described image information of described document identification information; And, generate the corresponding electronic document of document identification information with electronic document based on described image information through ordering.

Image processing apparatus according to first aspect, even read a plurality of paper documents that have page iden-tity information and have different printing source electronic documents in any order, also can generate the document files that same printing source image of electronic document information is arranged as continuous page that has that wherein reads.

Image processing apparatus according to second aspect, even read a plurality of paper documents that have page iden-tity information and have same printing source electronic document in any order, also can generate the image information that wherein reads document files by the sequence of pages ordering of the source of printing electronic document.

Image processing apparatus according to the third aspect, even read a plurality of paper documents that have page iden-tity information and have different printing source electronic documents in any order, also can generate wherein in the different printing source electronic documents each, that reads has a document files that same printing source image of electronic document information is arranged by the sequence of pages of this printing source electronic document.

According to the image processing apparatus of fourth aspect, can utilize the new document identification information of the document files of giving generation to store the document file.

According to the image processing apparatus of the 5th aspect, can utilize new document identification information to manage the document files of generation, and can utilize the new page iden-tity information of the page of giving the document to print the document file.

Image processing system according to the 6th aspect, the document identification information of electronic document and the page iden-tity information of printer page are being managed, and utilize scanner to wait to read a plurality of paper documents and under its situation about printing with page iden-tity information, that reads has same printing source image of electronic document information and can be printed and be the continuous page, and with the sequence independence that reads of paper document, thereby improved user convenience.

According to the image processing system of the 7th aspect, in these cases, the image information that reads can be printed by the sequence of pages of the source of printing electronic document, and with the sequence independence that reads of paper document, thereby improved user convenience.

Image processing system according to eight aspect, in these cases, can be in the different printing source electronic documents each, the same printing source image of electronic document information that has that reads is printed by the sequence of pages of this printing source electronic document, and with the sequence independence that reads of paper document, thereby improved user convenience.

Image processing program according to the 9th aspect, regardless of have page iden-tity information and have different printing source electronic documents a plurality of paper documents read order, can control the document files that same printing source image of electronic document information is arranged as the continuous page that has that generation wherein reads.

Image processing program according to the tenth aspect, regardless of have page iden-tity information and have same printing source electronic document a plurality of paper documents read order, can control the document files that image information that generation wherein reads is arranged by the sequence of pages of the source of printing electronic document.

Image processing program according to the tenth one side, regardless of have page iden-tity information and have different printing source electronic documents a plurality of paper documents read the order, can control generation wherein in the different printing source electronic documents each, that reads has a document files that same printing source image of electronic document information is arranged by the sequence of pages of this printing source electronic document.

Description of drawings

To be elaborated to demonstration execution mode of the present invention based on following accompanying drawing below, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the block diagram that the unitary construction of the image processing system relevant with the present invention is shown;

Fig. 2 is the block diagram that the functional configuration of the client terminal among Fig. 1 is shown;

Fig. 3 is the block diagram that the functional configuration of the document management apparatus among Fig. 1 is shown;

Fig. 4 is the block diagram that the functional configuration of the image processing system among Fig. 1 is shown;

Fig. 5 is the block diagram that the functional configuration of the customer attribute information management devices among Fig. 1 is shown;

Fig. 6 is the block diagram that the functional configuration of the tactical management device among Fig. 1 is shown;

Fig. 7 illustrates and figure according to the relevant control sequence of the electronic document registration process of first execution mode;

Fig. 8 is the chart that the example of the information of registering in the registration document properties admin table is shown;

Fig. 9 illustrates and figure according to the relevant control sequence of the electronic document print processing of first execution mode;

Figure 10 A and 10B are the concept maps of example that the paper document printout of image processing system is shown;

Figure 11 illustrates the chart of printing the example of canned data in the document properties admin table;

Figure 12 illustrates and figure according to the relevant control sequence of the paper document scan process of first execution mode;

Figure 13 be illustrate with Figure 12 in S330 in document files generate to handle the figure of relevant control sequence;

Figure 14 is the concept map that illustrates according to the embodiment of the paper document scan process of first execution mode;

Figure 15 illustrates and figure as the relevant control sequence of the scanned document file registration process of the embodiment of the processing among the S340 among Figure 12;

Figure 16 is illustrated in the chart that the document files registration process among Figure 15 is registered the example of the register information in the document properties admin table afterwards;

Figure 17 illustrates and the figure that handles relevant control sequence as the scanned document file printout of the embodiment of the processing among the S340 among Figure 12;

Figure 18 is illustrated in the chart that the scanned document print processing among Figure 17 is registered the example of canned data in document properties admin table and the printing document properties admin table afterwards;

Figure 19 illustrates and the figure that generates the relevant control sequence of processing according to the document files of second execution mode;

Figure 20 is the concept map that illustrates according to the embodiment of the paper document scan process of second execution mode;

Figure 21 illustrates and the figure that generates the relevant control sequence of processing according to the document files of the 3rd execution mode;

Figure 22 illustrates and the figure that generates the relevant control sequence of processing according to the document files of the 4th execution mode; And

Figure 23 illustrates and the figure that generates the relevant control sequence of processing according to the document files of the 5th execution mode.

Embodiment

Hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings demonstration execution mode of the present invention is described.

Fig. 1 is the block diagram that the unitary construction of the image processing system relevant with the present invention is shown.

This image processing system comprises via such as network (NW) 60 of LAN (local area network (LAN)), WAN (wide area network) etc. and interconnective client terminal 10, document management apparatus 20, image processing system 30, customer attribute information management devices 40, tactical management device 50.

Each device all comprises CPU (CPU), as the ROM (read-only memory) of main memory unit or RAM (random access memory), as the hard disk of peripheral storage unit, communication interface etc., their functional configuration is described to Fig. 6 with reference to Fig. 2 below.

Fig. 2 is the block diagram that the functional configuration of the client terminal 10 among Fig. 1 is shown.

As shown in Figure 2, utilize the client terminal of realizing such as the all-purpose computer of PC (personal computer) 10 to comprise: such as the input/operating unit 11 of input unit (for example, keyboard, mouse etc.); The display unit 12 of the multiple information of demonstration such as Operating Guideline, operating condition etc.; The memory cell 13 of the multiple information of storage such as operation sequence etc.; Control the controller 14 of all unit; And link to each other with document management apparatus 20, image processing system 30, customer attribute information management devices 40, tactical management device 50 etc. via network 60 and to fetch communication interface (I/F) unit 15 of communicating by letter with them.

In client terminal 10, controller 14 comprises: applying unit 141, it is according to the operation of user by input/operating unit 11, carry out and the relevant processing of the various operations that document files (data for electronic documents: hereinafter be called electronic document) is waited (for example, create, storage, show, editor, print and indicate etc.); Information registering/acquiring unit 142, it is according to the operation of user by input/operating unit 11, the information of electronic document etc. is registered in the document management apparatus 20/obtain from document management apparatus 20 information of electronic document etc.; Print job generation unit 143, it is based on the printing indication from input/operating unit 11, generation comprises the print data of the electronic document that will print and prints the print job of the indication of this print data, and the print job that generates is sent to image processing system 30; Document properties information generating unit 144, its electronic document according to print job generation unit 143 is printed indication, generates the corresponding document properties information of the electronic document that maybe will print that will register with information registering/acquiring unit 142; Authentification of user control unit 145, it carries out at the authentification of user of handling electronic document such as (read, edit, register, printing) mutually synergistically with customer attribute information management devices 40 (being described after a while); And document permission control unit 146, it obtains authority information from tactical management device 50 in the process of handling electronic document, and carries out document process permission control based on the authority information that obtains, to determine to allow or forbid document process.

Document properties information generating unit 144 generates registration document properties information as document properties information in the process that electronic document is registered to document management apparatus 20, this registration document properties information comprises the document id that identifies electronic document.

In addition, when indicating image form device 30 print generate or (for example, from document management apparatus 20) during the electronic document that obtains, document properties information generating unit 144 generates the document properties information of printing, and this printing document properties information comprises the document identification information (document id) of sign printing source electronic document, the page iden-tity information (page ID) that identifies the page of electronic document, the logic page number information of the page etc.

When handling input/operating unit 11 with registration expectation electronic document, information registering/acquiring unit 142 will be sent to document management apparatus 20 at the registration request of this electronic document, to register this electronic document, and according to registration process, send at the registration request of the registration document properties information relevant (it is generated by document properties information generating unit 144) and the various metadata (meta data) relevant, to register this registration document properties information and metadata to document management apparatus 20 with registration with the electronic document of registration.

In addition, when handling input/operating unit 11 with the printing electronic document, print job generation unit 143 generates the print job of these electronic documents, sends it to image processing system 30, and then, image processing system 30 is printed and also exported this electronic document.

In this print processing process, according to printing indication at electronic document, information registering/acquiring unit 142 sends at the registration request of the printing document properties information relevant with the electronic document of printing (it is generated by document properties information generating unit 144) and the various metadata relevant with printing, to register this printing document properties information and metadata to document management apparatus 20.

Here, document properties information generating unit 144 generates the page iden-tity information (page ID) of the page that identifies the electronic document of printing and the logic page number information of the page, as printing document properties information.

For example, use hash (Hash) value that calculates based on the data for electronic documents of the page of the electronic document of printing page ID as the page.

Generating in the process of print job according to printing indication at electronic document from input/operating unit 11, print job generation unit 143 obtains the page ID that document properties information generating unit 144 generates, generation comprises the print job of giving the drafting indication of (drafting) page ID to the document data of the page, and the print job that generates is sent to image processing system 30, then, this electronic document is printed and exported to image processing system 30.

For example, can adopt page ID is plotted as indication with the corresponding QR sign indicating number of hashed value that calculates based on the document data of the page, as the drafting indication of page ID.

Fig. 3 is the block diagram that the functional configuration of the document management apparatus 20 among Fig. 1 is shown.

As shown in Figure 3, the document management apparatus 20 that utilizes all-purpose computer to realize comprises: linking to each other with client terminal 10, image processing system 30, customer attribute information management devices 40, tactical management device 50 etc. via network 60 fetches communication interface (I/F) unit 21 of communicating by letter with them; The memory cell 22 of the multiple information of storage such as operation sequence etc.; Storage is from the storage device 23 such as hard disk drive (HDD) of the information of the electronic document of client terminal 10 request registration etc.; And the controller 24 of controlling all unit and device.

Controller 24 comprises that handling request receiving element 241, information management unit 242 and information obtains and send processing unit 243.

Handle request receiving element 241 receive from client terminal 10, image processing system 30 etc. at the registration request of multiple information or obtain request, and indication information administrative unit 242 or information are obtained and are sent processing unit 243 and carries out information requested registration or information search.

Based on indicating from the information registering of handling request receiving element 241, information management unit 242 is registered in information requested in memory cell 22 or the storage device 23, and the information of management registration.

Based on indicating from the information search of handling request receiving element 241, the information of processing unit 243 searching request from memory cell 22 or storage device 23 is obtained and sent to information, and the information that searches is sent to request source.

Specifically, when the registration request of (or document management apparatus 20 the obtain) electronic document that receives from client terminal 10 that applying unit 141 generates, information management unit 242 with this electronic document storage in the fate of storage device 23, the registration request of the registration document properties information that reception is sent from client terminal 10, and for example with registration document properties information (document properties information generating unit 144 being used to of generating registered the document id of electronic document etc.) and the electronic document metadata (memory location of electronic document relevant with registration, date created, founder etc.) be registered in the registration document properties admin table (TB) 221 that is arranged in the memory cell 22.

In addition, information management unit 242 indicating images form device 30 and print client terminal 10 electronic documents that generate or that obtain, receive the registration request (it is sent out according to the processing that electronic document is printed to the paper document of the page ID with page) of the printing document properties information of document properties information generating unit 144 generations, and for example will print document properties information and (print the document id of source electronic document, with the corresponding page ID of the page of electronic document, logic page number information etc.) and with the registration document associated metadata (device of print position (image processing system) ID, date printed etc.) be registered in the registration document properties admin table (TB) 222 that is arranged in the memory cell 22.

In addition, receiving from image processing system 30 when reading and scanning the registration request of the scanned document that the view data that reads (scan-data) that paper document obtained with page ID generates by image processing system 30, information management unit 242 is stored in this scanned document in the fate of storage device 23, the registration request of the reception scanned document attribute information that the request of registering is sent according to scanned document, and for example with scanned document attribute information (document id of scanned document etc.) and the electronic document metadata (memory location of scanned document relevant with scanning, the device of scan source (image processing system) ID, the scanning date etc.) be registered in the scanned document attribute management table (TB) 223 that is arranged in the memory cell 22.

Here, the table 221 in the memory cell 22,222 and 223 does not need independent setting, and can be set in the table.

Main points are that it can be configured to, and generate document id when the derivation such as registering, print and scanning of electronic document is handled, and manage the document properties of the document (derivation document) that generates in deriving from processing.

Fig. 4 is the block diagram that the functional configuration of the image processing system 30 among Fig. 1 is shown.

As shown in Figure 4, for example can be used as the image processing system 30 that has such as the multifunction copy machine of the multiple function that original copy reads (scanning), duplicates, prints, fax (FAX) waits comprises: scanning is placed on the image of the original copy (paper document) on the platen and the image transitions that scans is become the reading unit (scanner) 31 of electrical picture signal (view data); Carry out the graphics processing unit 32 that basis scans the scan-datas that paper document obtained by reading unit 31 or generates the image processing of print data according to the print job of sending from client terminal 10; The memory cell 33 of the multiple information of storage such as scan-data, operation sequence etc.; Go up the image formation unit 34 of formation and the corresponding image of described print data at recording medium (recording paper) based on the print data of graphics processing unit 32 generations, by carrying out electrofax to handle; Demonstration/operating unit 35 such as big bitmap display with function of touchpad; Carry out the controller 36 of control (comprising control) to the unit relevant with functions such as scanning, duplicating, printing, faxes to all unit; And link to each other with client terminal 10, customer attribute information management devices 40, tactical management device 50 etc. via network 60 and to fetch communication interface (I/F) unit 37 of communicating by letter with them.

Controller 36 comprises print control unit 361, these print control unit 361 indicating image processing units 32 generate print data based on print job that receives from client terminal 10 via communication I/F unit 37 or the scan-data that obtains by reading unit 31 scanning paper documents, and indicating image forms unit 34 and is formed with this record images paper based on described print data on it forming (printing) image on the recording paper and export.

Specifically, when the print job that receives from client terminal 10, print control unit 361 is analyzed the drafting indication that is used for indication " by giving the document data that page ID is drawn respective page to the page of electronic document " according to this print job, the page ID of giving the sign page to the page based on the result who analyzes, and control image formation unit 34 with corresponding each recording paper of each page on print the electronic document that indication will be printed.

The record images paper that in the present invention, will the printing control by print control unit 361 have the page ID of the image of document data of each page of electronic document and each page of forming at each page of electronic document is called paper document.

Here, for example, if drawing indication, the page ID of the print job that receives utilize the QR sign indicating number to draw the value of page ID, then printing and the corresponding image of document data of the page of the source of printing electronic document and the image of the QR sign indicating number of the value of page ID on the paper document of the page with this page.

In addition, for example, if discernible (machine-readable) page ID of the image that page ID (image) is the reading unit 31 of image processing system 30 to be read then can be used two-dimensional bar and substitute the QR sign indicating number such as the information of numeral, symbol etc.

In addition, can be by arbitrary printing type selecting ground printer page ID.For example, can come printer page ID by following arbitrary printing type: can come printer page ID by the mode that page ID is embedded in the image area of document data of the page, perhaps page ID can be printed on the outside of document data image area by the mode that does not overlap mutually with the document data image, perhaps can plant and print type and come printer page ID by one or more.

In the following description, suppose and use the QR sign indicating number page ID to be printed on the outside of document data image area of this page of the paper document of the page.

In addition, controller 36 comprises that also page ID extraction unit 362, information registering/acquiring unit 363, document generate processing unit 364, authentification of user control unit 365 and document process permission control unit 366.

Page ID extraction unit 362 extracts page ID from the scan-data that the image that has the paper document of page ID by reading unit 31 scannings obtains.

Information registering/acquiring unit 363 visits document management apparatus 20 based on the page ID that page ID extraction unit 362 extracts, and obtains in the printing document properties admin table 222 that is stored in the document management apparatus 20 and the printing document properties information corresponding printing of this page ID source electronic document (document id, logic page number information), this printing source electronic document and the data for electronic documents corresponding page of this page ID etc.In addition, if the document files that registration or printing generate according to scan-data, then information registering/acquiring unit 363 registration the document file and metadata relevant with the registration of the document file.

Document generates the document id or the logic page number information of the printing source electronic document that processing unit 364 obtains based on information registering/acquiring unit 363, carry out the scan-data that obtains by a plurality of paper documents of reading unit 31 scanning is selected or the ordering of sorting is handled, and the scan-data after handling based on ordering generates the processing of document files.

Authentification of user control unit 365 obtains user ID or the password that is used for identifying user from the user when the scanning paper document, and collaborative mutually with customer attribute information management devices 40, controls authentification of user based on user ID or password, as illustrated after a while.

After authentification of user control unit 365 is finished authentification of user, for example, collaborative mutually with tactical management device 50, document process permission control unit 366 is based on page ID of extracting from the scan-data that obtains by reading unit 31 scanning paper document images and the user ID of obtaining from the user in authentification of user, inquire about the document process with the corresponding scan-data of printing source document with this page ID (is scanned to tactical management device 50, duplicate, facsimile transmission etc.) authority, obtain this authority, and carry out document process permission control based on the authority of obtaining, to determine to allow or forbid document process (scanning, duplicate, facsimile transmission etc.).

Although Fig. 1 shows the system construction that wherein is provided with an image processing system 30, be not limited to this, and a plurality of image processing systems 30 can be set.

In addition, from angle based on the paper document of the page ID that electronic document is printed to each page from the printing of client terminal 10 indication (print job) with this electronic document, image processing system 30 is not limited to the multifunction copy machine shown in Fig. 4, but one or more printer that only has printing function can also be set.

Fig. 5 is the block diagram that the functional configuration of the customer attribute information management devices 40 among Fig. 1 is shown.

As shown in Figure 5, the customer attribute information management devices 40 that utilizes all-purpose computer to realize comprises: linking to each other with client terminal 10, image processing system 30, tactical management device 50 etc. via network 60 fetches communication interface (I/F) unit 41 of communicating by letter with them; The memory cell 43 of the multiple information of storage such as operation sequence etc.; And the controller 45 of controlling whole device.

In customer attribute information management devices 40, in memory cell 43, store customer attribute information admin table (TB) 431.In this embodiment, customer attribute information " user ID " that for example be used for the information of identifying user with indication comprises " work position " and " position " of indication customer location that post under " title and rank " of user's Permission Levels, the indication user is given in indication accordingly.

Controller 45 comprises customer attribute information administrative unit 451, user authentication process unit 453 and customer attribute information search and sends processing unit 455.

Customer attribute information administrative unit 451 carries out the information management that comprises registration, change, deletion etc. of the customer attribute information on the customer attribute information admin table 431 is handled.

User authentication process unit 453 carries out user authentication process, this user authentication process receives the user authentication request from client terminal 10 or image processing system 30, utilize the user authentication information (user ID) and the password that comprise in the user authentication request to come customer attribute information admin table 431 is searched for, and whether transmission indication user is the user's of registration authentication result (authentication OK or authentication NG).

Customer attribute information search and transmission processing unit 455 are carried out the customer attribute informations search and are sent and handle, the customer attribute information inquiry request that comprises user ID that receives from tactical management device 50 is handled in this customer attribute information search and sending, and (tactical management device 50 is to download the document process authority inquiry request as keyword of the document id of document management apparatus 20 of documents and user ID from being requested from client terminal 10, operate under the situations such as document process authority inquiry request as keyword with the page ID from scan-data, extracted and user ID) from image processing system 30, search and the corresponding attribute information of user ID (" title and rank " from customer attribute information admin table 431, " work position " and " position "), and Search Results is sent to tactical management device 50.

Fig. 6 is the block diagram that the functional configuration of the tactical management device 50 among Fig. 1 is shown.

As shown in Figure 6, the tactical management device 50 that utilizes all-purpose computer to realize comprises: linking to each other with client terminal 10, document management apparatus 20, image processing system 30, customer attribute information management devices 40 etc. via network 60 fetches communication interface (I/F) unit 51 of communicating by letter with them; The memory cell 53 of the multiple information of storage such as operation sequence etc.; And the controller 55 of controlling whole device.

In tactical management device 50, in memory cell 53, store document managing authority information table (TB) 531 and authority information details admin table (TB) 533.

Document managing authority information table (TB) 531 comprises " document id " that indication is used to identify the information of document (or indication is used to identify " page ID " of information of the page of document), and with " title and rank " that user's Permission Levels are given in indication indicate accordingly document (perhaps being the document of the corresponding page) with document id (or page ID) and this user Permission Levels (the operation grade that " title and rank " allowed (and operate

grade

1,2,3 ... )) " operating right ".

Authority information details admin table 533 and " operating right " comprise " content of operation " of the content of indicating the operation that authority allowed accordingly.

For example, authority information details admin table 533 comprises: " reading " to content of the operation that operation grade 1 is allowed; " reading " and " printing " to content of the operation that operation grade 2 is allowed; " reading " to content, " scanning ", " duplicating " and " printing " of the operation that operation grade 3 is allowed; And " reading " to content, " editor ", " scanning ", " duplicating " and " printing " of the operation operation that class 4 allowed.

By in document managing authority information table 531 and authority information details admin table 533, storing the document authority information and the authority information details information of value (content) respectively with suitable setting, for example can carry out rights management in the following manner: for the document (or document of page ID=P0011 of first page of the document of document id=docu001) of document id=docu001, for title and rank is office worker's user, only allow to read, and for the user of title and rank for manager, allow to read and print.

In addition, controller 55 comprises managing authority information unit 551, authority information search and sends processing unit 553 and customer attribute information acquiring unit 555.

Managing authority information unit 551 carry out to respectively with the information processing of comprising of document managing authority information table 531 and authority information details admin table 533 corresponding document authority informations and authority details information such as the processing of registration, change, deletion etc.

Permit control unit 366 (with reference to Fig. 4) mutually synergistically with the document process permission control unit 146 (with reference to Fig. 2) of client terminal 10 or the document process of image processing system 30, for example, authority information search and transmission processing unit 553 carry out following processing: receive the authority inquiry request that comprises document id and user ID from these devices; From authority inquiry request, extract document id and user ID; According to document id and the corresponding customer attribute information of user ID, search has the document process authority (" reading ", " printing ", " scanning ", " duplicating ", " facsimile transmission " etc.) with the user of the user property of the corresponding document of the document ID from document managing authority information table 531 and authority information details admin table 533; And the document process authority that searches is sent to printing equipment.

With the search of the customer attribute information of customer attribute information management devices 40 with send processing unit 455 mutually synergistically, customer attribute information acquiring unit 555 is controlled, obtain and (extracting from authority inquiry request) the corresponding customer attribute information of user ID from customer attribute information management devices 40, this customer attribute information is as the authority information search and send employed keyword in the document process authority search of processing unit 553 from document managing authority information table 531 and authority information details admin table 533.

As mentioned above, in tactical management device 50, permit control unit 366 (with reference to Fig. 4) mutually synergistically with the document process permission control unit 146 (with reference to Fig. 2) of client terminal 10 or the document process of image processing system 30, authority information search and transmission processing unit 553 carry out document process permission control, reception is from the authority inquiry request that comprises document id and user ID of these devices, and, allow or forbid and the corresponding user property of user ID pair document process with the corresponding document of document id according to default security strategy (authority).

As permitting the embodiment of control with the document process that tactical management device 50 carries out mutually synergistically; for example; if client terminal 10 attempts to visit the protection document (being provided with the document of authority (security strategy)) that is subjected to document management apparatus 20 management; then client terminal 10 begins to carry out application by user's operation, to open the protection document files that is provided with security strategy.

At this moment; client terminal 10 obtains user ID by making the user carry out authentification of user according to preordering method; after this, document process permission control unit 146 extracts the document id that is added into protection document files (it is encoded), and the document ID and user ID are sent to tactical management device 50.

Simultaneously, when tactical management device 50 receives document id and user ID, authority information search and send processing unit 553 and checks that from document managing authority information table 531 setting is to this user and the corresponding operation grade of document id that receive, from authority information details admin table 533, checks the authority of be provided with giving this user based on this operation grade, and the document process of the result notification client terminal 10 checked is permitted control unit 146.

On the other hand; in client terminal 10; document process permission control unit 146 is determined user's document of whether having the right to read based on the authority of sending from tactical management device 50; if determine that the user has the right to read document; then utilize the decoding key that sends from tactical management device 50 with authority to come the protection document files is decoded, and on picture, show protection document files through decoding.

After this; if print the electronic document (protection document) (with reference to the control sequence shown in Fig. 9) that shows; then client terminal 10 is inquired authorities as keyword to tactical management device 50 with the document id of this electronic document; by confirm to allow to print this electronic document with reference to the authority of sending from tactical management device 50; send printing indication (print job) to image processing system 30, and print paper document with page ID.

In addition, as permitting the embodiment of control with the document process that tactical management device 50 carries out mutually synergistically, the document process permission control unit 366 of image processing system (multifunction copy machine) 30 carries out following control when reading unit 31 scanning paper documents.

Here, suppose based on printing indication from client terminal 10, the image processing system 30 of utilization such as multifunction copy machine or printer will be printed on the recording paper with the image of the page ID of the corresponding image of electronic document of the page of the paper document that will scan and the sign page.

In image processing system 30, when page ID extraction unit 362 after the user authentication process function is determined authentification of user OK, from when extracting page ID in the scan-data that obtains of scanning paper document reading unit 31, document process permission control unit 366 is inquired document ids based on the page ID of extracting to document management apparatus 20, obtain with page ID and be stored in the document id of printing the printing source document in the document properties admin table 222 accordingly, and send the user ID that comprises the document id that obtains and in user authentication process, obtain from the user in interior authority acquiring request to tactical management device 50.

When tactical management device 50 receives authority acquiring request, the user ID and the corresponding operation grade of document id that comprise in the authority acquiring request that authority information search and transmission processing unit 553 are checked from document managing authority information table 531 and received, from authority information details admin table 533, check authority based on this operation grade, and with the result notification image processing system of checking 30.

In image processing system 30, document process permission control unit 366 is based on the authority of sending from tactical management device 50, check the user whether have to authority as user's operation of the cause of scanning (scanning, duplicating, facsimile transmission etc. begin indication operation) corresponding document process (scanning, duplicating, facsimile transmission etc.), and for example indicate document to generate processing unit 364 and carry out document process based on scan-data.

Here, has the fact with the corresponding page ID of the page of paper document according to the paper document of handling in this system, if reading unit 31 will read a plurality of paper documents, then the paper document that with different electronic documents is the derivation source can be mixed, perhaps can read with same electronic document under the situation that sequence of pages changes is the paper document in derivation source.

Even in this case, in the present invention, when using image processing system 30, do not needing to make the user to know under the read operation situation to the document unit of a plurality of paper documents or sequence of pages with page ID, generation has the document by the scan-data that scans the page that a plurality of paper documents obtain (these scan-datas are to collect by the document unit of the source of printing electronic document or sequence of pages), to give conveniently to the user who uses the derivation document that generates based on this scan-data.

To be elaborated by the document generation processing capacity of demonstration execution mode below to image processing system 30 of the present invention.

[first execution mode]

In first execution mode of the present invention, the client terminal 10 of the system shown in Fig. 1, document management apparatus 20, image processing system 30, customer attribute information management devices 40 and tactical management device 50 constitute the functional block shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 respectively.

In the system of this execution mode, when image processing system 30 prints to the paper document with page ID with electronic document, document management apparatus 20 managing printing source electronic documents comprise document id, the page ID of the page, the logic page numbers etc. are in interior printing document properties information, simultaneously image processing system 30 is from extracting page ID by scanning the scan-data that a plurality of paper documents obtain, obtain document id the printing document properties information with the corresponding printing of this page ID source electronic document from document management apparatus 20, and utilize the document id that obtains to select scan-data, to generate a document files as keyword.

In document management apparatus 20, be to realize, be described after a while by the document print processing (with reference to Fig. 9) in document registration process (with reference to Fig. 7) 20 and the image processing system from client terminal 10 to document management apparatus based on from the printing indication of client terminal 10 to the control of electronic document and document properties information.

Fig. 7 be illustrate with, client terminal 10 relevant and document management apparatus 20 according to the document registration process in the system of first execution mode between the figure of control sequence.

In the document registration process shown in Fig. 7, operate based on the user in the input/operating unit 11, client terminal 10 indication applying units 141 start uses (document processing application) (step S101), show the editing pictures that is used to receive input information, and generate data for electronic documents (step S102) based on input information.

Generate in the processing in data for electronic documents, document properties information generating unit 144 checks whether the user carries out document log-on operation (step S103) by input/operating unit 11, carried out document log-on operation ("Yes" among the step S103) if check out the user, then for example by making the user document id (step S104) that picture input expectation document id generates the sign data for electronic documents is set by registration.

In addition, for example, be allowed to and in step S102, obtained data for electronic documents if obtain the processing that is registered in the data for electronic documents in document management apparatus 20 grades in advance, then can in step S104, obtain the document id of data for electronic documents from registration location from registration location.

In step S102, generate after the data for electronic documents (perhaps after obtaining document from document management apparatus 20 and finishing editor) to the document, if carry out log-on operation ("Yes" among the step S103) in step S103, then information registering/acquiring unit 142 carries out processing (step S105) that (or obtaining) data for electronic documents that generates is registered and successively to being included in the processing (step S106) that (or obtaining) document id of generating among the step S104 is registered in interior various data (with the relevant metadata of registration data for electronic documents) in step S102.

When registration data for electronic documents in step S105, information registering/acquiring unit 142 will comprise that the registration request of data for electronic documents is sent to document management apparatus 20 (step S105a).

Simultaneously, in document management apparatus 20, when handling request receiving element 241 and receive from electronic document registration request that client terminal 10 sends, the data for electronic documents that information management unit 242 will comprise in for example will register and asking is stored in predetermined storage location (the step S201: the electronic document registration process) of storage device 23.

In addition, when registration electronic document metadata in step S106, information registering/acquiring unit 142 is sent to document management apparatus 20 (step S106a) in interior registration request with the various metadata relevant with the document registration with being included in the document id that document attribute information generation unit 144 generates when generating data for electronic documents.

Simultaneously, in document management apparatus 20, when handling request receiving element 241 and receive from electronic document metadata registration request that client terminal 10 sends, (step S202: electronic document metadata registration process) in the registration document properties admin table 221 of corresponding stored location storage in memory cell 22 of data for electronic documents among document id that information management unit 242 will comprise in for example will register and asking and the step S201.

Fig. 8 is the chart that the example of the information of registering in the registration document properties admin table 221 of document management apparatus 20 is shown.

In this example, registration document properties admin table 221 with corresponding respectively mode each other comprise the document 1 that is stored in the storage device 23 document id (=docul) and the memory location of document 1 in storage device 23 (=ftp: //xxxxx) and be stored in the document 2 in the storage device 23 document id (=docu2) and the memory location of document 2 in storage device 23 (=ftp: //yyyyy).

And, although the example of Fig. 8 shows the respective memory locations that registration document properties admin table 221 only comprises document id and has the data for electronic documents of the document ID, can store the metadata of founder such as data for electronic documents, date of formation etc. in the registration document properties admin table 221 in addition.

Fig. 9 is the figure that the control sequence between, client terminal 10 relevant with the electronic document print processing according to first execution mode, document management apparatus 20 and the image processing system 30 is shown.

In the electronic document print processing shown in Fig. 9, for example, client terminal 10 starts application (step S121) by the processing identical with step S101 among Fig. 7, and generates or obtain data for electronic documents (step S122) by the processing identical with step S102 among Fig. 7.

Generate in the processing in data for electronic documents, document properties information generating unit 144 checks whether the user prints start-up operation (step S123) by input/operating unit 11, carry out printing start-up operation ("Yes" among the step S123) if check out the user, then generated the document id (step S124) of sign electronic document (printing the source electronic document).

Can generate the document id of printing source electronic document by the processing identical with step S104 among Fig. 7, if obtain data for electronic documents, then also can obtain the document id of printing source electronic document by the processing identical with step S104 among Fig. 7 from registration location.

Then, document properties information generating unit 144 is analyzed printing source data for electronic documents, and the logic page number of the page of generation data for electronic documents and the page ID (step S125) of the page.

For page ID, for example, calculate hashed value based on the data for electronic documents of the page of printing the source electronic document, and the hashed value that calculates is generated as the page ID of the page.

Then, print job generation unit 143 generates print job (step S126) according to (or obtaining) data for electronic documents that generates and the page ID that generates in step S125 in step S122.

Here, print job generation unit 143 generate drafting indication from the page that corresponding page ID draws the printing source to the page that describe by the data for electronic documents of giving (more particularly, draw the page data for electronic documents and with the indication of the corresponding QR sign indicating number of hashed value that calculates based on the data for electronic documents of the page and as page ID) print job.

After generate print job, information registering/acquiring unit 142 is registered (step S127) by corresponding mode between the logic page number that makes (or obtaining) document id of printing source electronic document that generates and the page that generates in step S124 in step S125 and the page ID to them.

Printing during the document properties information registering handles, information registering/acquiring unit 142 sends the logic page number of the page of the document id that comprises printing source electronic document and the source of printing electronic document and the registration request (step S127a) of page ID.

Simultaneously, in document management apparatus 20, when handling request receiving element 241 and receive from printing document properties registration request that client terminal 10 sends, information management unit 242 extracts the document id that comprises in the registration request, the logic page number and the page ID and the page size of the page individually, and for example the information extracted is stored in the printing document properties admin table 222 in the memory cell 22 (step S211: print document properties and metadata registration process) in corresponding mode each other.

After this, print job generation unit 143 prints indication and handles, and is sent in the print job (step S128) that generates among the step S126 via communication I/F unit 15 and network 60 to image processing system 30.

On the other hand, when image processing system 30 received via communication I/F unit 37 from print job that client terminal 10 sends, print control unit 361 carried out paper document print processing (step S301) based on this print job.

In the paper document print processing, print control unit 361 is analyzed the drafting indication of the print job that receives, and based on the result who analyzes, indicating image processing unit 32 generates the print image data of the QR sign indicating number that is used to draw data for electronic documents and expression and the corresponding page ID of the page, and indicating image formation unit 34 based on this print image data with page print be quantity and the data for electronic documents that is formed with the page on it image and with the corresponding paper document of quantity of the page of the corresponding QR sign indicating number of the page ID of page image.

Figure 10 A and 10B are the concept maps of example of the paper document printout of image processing system 30 among the step S301 that is illustrated among Fig. 9.

Figure 10 A shows the example of the output of the document 1 that document id forms for " docu001 " and by the page of three A4 sizes, and Figure 10 B shows the example that document id is the output of " docu002 " and the document 2 be made up of the page of two A4 sizes.

When the user indicates client terminal 10 to print document 1 shown in Figure 10 A, the image processing system 30 that receives print job is based on printing indication, at first export be formed with on it with the corresponding image of the data for electronic documents of first page (=あいう) and with corresponding to the page ID of the first page (=P0011) paper document 3401 of first page of corresponding image, then export be formed with on it with the corresponding image of the data for electronic documents of second page (=か I く) and with corresponding to the page ID of the second page (=P0012) paper document 3402 of second page of corresponding image, export at last and be formed with on it with the corresponding image of the data for electronic documents of the 3rd page (=さ The) with (=P0013) the paper document 3403 of the 3rd page of corresponding image finishes printing then corresponding to the page ID of the 3rd page.

In addition, when the user indicates client terminal 10 to print document 2 shown in Figure 10 B, the image processing system 30 that receives print job is based on printing indication, at first export be formed with on it with the corresponding image of the data for electronic documents of first page (=はひふ) and with corresponding to the page ID of the first page (=P0021) paper document 3411 of first page of corresponding image, then export and be formed with on it with the corresponding image of the data for electronic documents of second page (=ま body む) with (=P0022) the paper document 3412 of second page of corresponding image finishes printing then corresponding to the page ID of second page.

When shown in Figure 10 A and 10B, image processing system 30 is according to printing from the printing indication of client terminal 10 and with document 1 and document 2 and when being output as the paper document of the page ID with page, by the printing document properties among the step S211 among Fig. 9 and metadata registration process with in the printing document properties admin table 222 of printing document properties information stores in document management apparatus 20 relevant with document 1 and document 2.

Figure 11 is the chart of the example of canned data in the printing document properties admin table 222 that illustrates in the document management apparatus 20.

As shown in figure 11, when printing electronic document 1, store the page ID (P0011, P0012 and P0013) of corresponding first to the 3rd page of document 1 and the logic page number (1,2 and 3) of the page accordingly with the document id (docu001) of the source of printing electronic document 1.

Equally, when printing electronic document 2, store the page ID (P0021 and P0022) of corresponding first and second pages of document 2 and the logic page number (1 and 2) of the page accordingly with the document id (docu002) of the source of printing electronic document 2.

Here, be stored in the document id printed in the document properties admin table 222 by be stored in registration document properties admin table 221 in document id be associated, therefore, if the page ID of known as memory in printing document properties admin table 222 then can be by knowing memory location with the corresponding printing of the document ID source data for electronic documents with the document id with identical value of the corresponding document id of this page ID in the registration document properties admin table 221 related from print document properties admin table 222.

Next the processing in the time of will scanning the paper document of printing shown in Figure 10 A and 10B to image processing system 30 describes.

Figure 12 be illustrate with, customer attribute information management devices 40 relevant and tactical management device 50 according to the paper document scan process in the image processing system 30 of first execution mode between the figure of control sequence.

In image processing system 30, when the scanning paper document, the user at first needs to carry out the authentification of user operation.

In order to receive the authentification of user operation, for example, authentification of user control unit 365 shows the Operating Guideline that impels the user to input user ID and password on demonstration/operating unit 35, and user ID and the password inputed according to Operating Guideline based on the user carry out user authentication process (step S311).

In user authentication process, authentification of user control unit 365 sends to customer attribute information management devices 40 and comprises the user ID that the user inputs and the user authentication request of password (user authentication information).

On the other hand, in customer attribute information management devices 40, user authentication process unit 453 carries out user authentication process (step S401) based on the user authentication request of sending from image processing system 30.

In user authentication process, user authentication process unit 453 extracts user ID and the password that comprises from the user authentication request that image processing system 30 receives, utilize user ID to come customer attribute information admin table 431 is searched for as keyword, according to whether registered this user ID and registered whether be complementary to determine that with the password that receives authentification of user is OK or NG, and the result that will determine is sent to image processing system 30 with the corresponding password of this user ID.

Simultaneously, when image processing system 30 receives the authentification of user that sends from customer attribute information management devices 40 when determining as a result, authentification of user control unit 365 determines that the definite result who receives is authentification of user OK or authentification of user NG, if determining the definite result who receives is authentification of user OK, then carry out control operation, so that can receive the start-up operation of user to various functions.

Here, if scan a plurality of paper documents, then the user for example is placed on a plurality of paper documents on the feeder, uses demonstration/operating unit 35 to carry out the sweep start operation then.

Although in this embodiment illustration a plurality of paper documents are placed on the feeder, present and scan successively these paper documents automatically, the user also can manually place paper document in order one by one, so that paper document is scanned successively.

Simultaneously, in image processing system 30, after authentification of user, controller 36 checks whether carried out sweep start operation (step S321), if check out and carried out sweep start operation ("Yes" among the step S321), then drive feeder first paper document is transported to the position of reading on the platen always.Then, controller 36 drives reading unit 31 scannings and is placed on the image (step S322) of the paper document on the platen, and for example will be stored in the memory cell 33 (step S323) by the scan-data that scan operation obtains temporarily.

When the scan operation finished a paper document, controller 36 checks whether there is next paper document (next page) (step S324), if check out next paper document of existence ("Yes" among the step S324), then proceed scan operation (step S322 and S323) to next paper document.

On the other hand, if check out and do not have next paper document ("No" among the step S324), then controller 36 finishes to the 362 notice scan operations of page ID extraction unit.

Then, page ID extraction unit 362 beginning is following to be handled: based on the corresponding scan-data of page ID that obtains by scan operation to this moment corresponding to the scan-data of paper document, extraction is corresponding to the page ID (step S325) of the scan-data of paper document.

After the page ID extraction of page ID extraction unit 362 was finished dealing with, document process permission control unit 366 carried out to the processing (step S326) of tactical management device 50 inquiries at the document process authority of scan-data.

In this is handled, document process permission control unit 366 to tactical management device 50 send be included among the step S325 from the corresponding scan-data of paper document the page ID extracted and the user ID in the user authentication process of step S311, obtained from the user in interior document process authority inquiry request (step S326).

Simultaneously, in tactical management device 50, the authority information search is asked from the document process authority inquiry that image processing system 30 sends via I/F unit 51 receptions of communicating by letter with transmission processing unit 553, and carries out authority information search and transmission processing (step S501).

Search for and send in the processing at authority information, at first, user ID and page ID that the document process authority inquiry that authority information search and 553 extractions of transmission processing unit receive comprises in asking.

Then, authority information search and transmission processing unit 553 obtain request to the customer attribute information that customer attribute information management devices 40 sends the user ID that comprises extraction, to obtain and the corresponding customer attribute information of this user ID (information of above-mentioned Permission Levels "=title and rank " etc.), simultaneously send the document properties information acquisition request that comprises the page ID of extracting with user ID, to obtain the document id with the corresponding printing of page ID source electronic document to document management apparatus 20.

In addition, authority information search and transmission processing unit 553 are checked from document managing authority information table 531 and customer attribute information and the corresponding operation grade of document id obtained, from authority information details admin table 533, check and the corresponding authority information of this operation grade (content of operation (" reading ", " scanning ", " duplicating ", " printing " etc.) that expression allows), and with the result notification image processing system of checking 30.

Simultaneously, in image processing system 30, document process permission control unit 366 receives and analyzes the authority information that sends from tactical management device 50, and determines to allow which operation.

Specifically, based on the authority information that sends from tactical management device 50, document process permission control unit 366 determine whether to allow with as user's operation (the sweep start operation: the startup indication of scanning, duplicating etc. is operated) corresponding document process (scanning, duplicating etc.) (step S328) cause of this scanning, among the step S321.

If determine not allow with step S321 in sweep start operate corresponding document process (" disapproving " among the step S328), then document process permission control unit 366 shows this true error message (step S329) of indication on demonstration/operating unit 35, then, processing is back to sweep start operation holding state.

On the other hand, operate corresponding document process (" permission " among the step S328) if determine permission and the sweep start among the step S321, then document process permission control unit 366 is at first indicated document to generate processing unit 364 and is generated document files (step S322) based on the scan-data that obtains by scan operation.

Then, document process permission control unit 366 is for example by showing that on demonstration/operating unit 35 message such as " having generated document files " has generated document files (step S330) to user notification.

After this, each unit of controller 36 control generate document files that processing unit 364 generates to document in step S330 carry out the document process (step S340) that is defined as being allowed in step S328.

Figure 13 be illustrate with Figure 12 in step S330 in document files generate to handle the figure of the control sequence between relevant, image processing system 30 and the document management apparatus 20.

In the step S328 of document process permission control unit 366 in Figure 12, based on the authority information that sends at the document process authority inquiry request of the user ID of obtaining based on the page ID of from scan-data, extracting with from the user and from tactical management device 50, determine the user have with step S321 in sweep start when operating corresponding document process authority (" permission " among the step S328), document files generates to be handled (step S330) and starts.

Generate in the processing (step S330) at document files, at first, the page ID that information registering/acquiring unit 363 utilizes page ID extraction unit 362 to extract visits document management apparatus 20 as keyword, and obtains in the document properties admin table 222 and the document id information (step S331) the corresponding printing of this page ID source electronic document printed that is stored in.

In the processing of step S331, the information registering/acquiring unit 363 of image processing system 30 will comprise that the request of obtaining of the document properties of page ID is sent to document management apparatus 20 (step S3311).

When the processing request receiving element 241 of document management apparatus 20 receives the document properties that sends from image processing system 30 when obtaining request, information is obtained and is sent processing unit 243 and utilizes the page ID that comprises in the registration request as keyword search and the corresponding document id of page ID from print document properties admin table 222, and will comprise that the request response signal that obtains as the document id of Search Results is sent to as the image processing system 30 that obtains request source (step S221: print the document properties information search and send and handle).

Simultaneously, in image processing system 30, information registering/acquiring unit 363 receives and from what document management apparatus 20 sent document properties is obtained the request responding signal, and obtains the document id that comprises in this response signal.

When information registering/acquiring unit 363 has obtained the document id of the corresponding printing source document of page ID that extracts with page ID extraction unit 362, document generates processing unit 364 and at first document id that obtains and the scan-data (from wherein having extracted the scan-data of this page ID) that has as the page ID of obtaining keyword of the document ID is stored explicitly, then, the document id that utilization is obtained comes scan-data (classification) (the step S335) that sort as keyword, then, generate a document files, the document file is formed (step S337) by the continuous page as the set of the scan-data that is associated with document id.

When the document files among the step S330 generated the processing end, controller 36 was proceeded the document process (the step S340 among Figure 12) to the document files that generates.

Next with reference to Figure 14 the embodiment of a series of paper document scan process shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13 is described.

Figure 14 (a) for example shows wherein will (paper document a) according to printing three paper documents 3401 that document 1 obtains, 3402 (paper document b) and 3403 (paper document c) (with reference to Figure 10 A) and two paper documents 3411 (paper document d) and 3412 (paper document e) (with reference to Figure 10 B) that obtain according to printing document 2

press paper document

3402,3412,3403,3411 and 3401 read on the feeder that is placed on image processing system 30 in proper order and successively to its embodiment that scans.

Under this laying state, when carrying out the sweep start operation among the step S321 in Figure 12, equally, carry out scan operation to S324 by the order of

paper document

3402,3412,3403,3411 and 3401 by step S322, correspondingly obtain corresponding scan-

data

1,2,3,4 of image and 5 (with reference to Figure 14 (b)) respectively with

paper document

3402,3412,3403,3411 and 3401.

Next, among the step S325 in Figure 12, based on the data in the page ID district of scan-

data

1,2,3,4 and 5, page ID extraction unit 362 extract the page ID of giving paper document 3402 (=P0012), give paper document 3412 page ID (=P0022), give paper document 3403 page ID (=P0013), give paper document 3411 page ID (=P0021), and page ID (=P0011) (with reference to Figure 14 (c)) that gives paper document 3401.

In addition, the page ID (=P0012 that information registering/acquiring unit 363 utilizes page ID extraction unit 363 to extract, P0022, P0013, P0021 and P0011) as correspondent keyword, obtain in the printing document properties admin table 222 (with reference to Figure 11) from be stored in document management apparatus 20 respectively and page ID (=P0012, P0022, P0013, P0021 and P0011) corresponding printing source electronic document 1 document id (=docu001), the document id of printing source electronic document 2 (=docu002), the document id of electronic document 1 (=docu001), the document id of electronic document 2 (=docu002), and the document id of electronic document 1 (=docu001), and with the document id and corresponding scan-data 1 that obtain, 2,3,4 store (with reference to Figure 14 (d): corresponding) explicitly with the step S331 among Figure 13 with 5.

In addition, two document ids (=docu001 and docu002) that document generation processing unit 364 utilizes information registering/acquiring unit 363 to obtain come scan-data 1 as correspondent keyword, 2,3,4 and 5 sort (classification), and generate and wherein to have (being associated with) document id (=docu001) scan-

data

1,3 and 5 are arranged as the continuous page and then have (being associated with) document id that (=scan-

data

2 and 4 docu002) is arranged as a document files 31 (with reference to Figure 14 (e): corresponding with step S335 and S337 among Figure 13) of the continuous page.

As Figure 13 and shown in Figure 14, in image processing system 30 according to this execution mode, for example, even place and scan a plurality of paper documents 3401 of printing the data for electronic documents of the page that document 1 is arranged on it by reading order arbitrarily, 3402 and 3403 with and go up to print a plurality of

paper documents

3411 and 3412 of the data for electronic documents of the page that document 2 is arranged, in scan operation ("Yes" with reference to the step S321 among Figure 12 arrives S324) afterwards, it wherein is the scan-data 1 of the paper document in derivation source with document 1 that document generation processing unit 364 also generates according to the generation of the document files among the step S330 among Figure 12 processing, 3 and 5 are arranged as the continuous page (scanning sequency between the document 1) and are the document files 31 that the scan-

data

2 and 4 of the paper document in derivation source is arranged as the continuous page (scanning sequency between the document 2) with document 2 then.

Image processing system 30 according to this execution mode generates document files 31 in step S330, and carries out document files 31 registrations that will generate as the derivation document of paper document, the processing (with reference to the step S340 among Figure 12) of printing document files 31 etc.

Here, be the content that the document files that generates for example depends on the sweep start operation of carrying out among the step S321 among registration or the printing step S330.

Specifically, if indicate preserve scan-data operation (for example, if push " paper document reads " button) as sweep start operation, then carry out the processing of the document files that generates among the register step S330 based on the scan-data that obtains to the scan operation among the S324 by step S322.Simultaneously, if indicate the operation (for example) of print scanned data, then print the processing of the document files that generates among the step S330 if push " duplicating " button.

Below, as the embodiment of the derivation document process among the step S340 among Figure 12, with reference to the control sequence shown in Figure 15, the processing that the document files that will generate among the step S330 among Figure 12 is registered in the new storage vault describes.

When user among the step S321 in Figure 12 pushes " paper document injection " button, document registration process among the step S340-1 starts, based on from determining that by scanning page ID and the user ID extracted the scan-data that a plurality of paper documents obtain successively the user has the authority of " paper document injection=scanning ", then, generate to handle according to the document files shown in Figure 13 and generate the scan-data of a plurality of paper documents wherein is arranged as continuous page at the document id of the printing source electronic document of these paper documents document files.

In document registration process (step S340-1), at first, the document files that information registering/acquiring unit 363 generates among the read step S330 from the scratchpad area (SPA) of memory cell 33 (specifically, document files 31 shown in Figure 14 (e)) (step S341), and by making the user import the expectation document id, thereby generate and the document files 31 corresponding document ids (step S342) that will newly register by being presented at the Operating Guideline that being used on demonstration/operating unit 35 impel the user to import document id.

After this, information registering/acquiring unit 363 processing (step S343) of being registered among the step S341 document files 31 that reads (obtaining) successively and registration comprise the various data (metadata relevant with registration document files 31: the processing electronic document metadata) (step S344) of the document id that generates among the step S342.

When registration document files 31 in step S343, information registering/acquiring unit 363 will comprise that the registration request of document files 31 is sent to document management apparatus 20 (step S341).

Simultaneously, in document management apparatus 20, when handling request receiving element 241 and receive from electronic document registration request that image processing system 30 sends, the document files 31 that information management unit 242 will comprise in for example will register and asking is stored in predetermined storage location (the step S231: the electronic document registration process) in the storage device 23.

In addition, when registration electronic document metadata in step S344, information registering/acquiring unit 363 is sent to document management apparatus 20 (step 3441) with the registration request that comprises the document id that generates among the step S342 and various metadata relevant with the document registration.

Simultaneously, in document management apparatus 20, when handling request receiving element 241 and receive from electronic document metadata registration request that image processing system 30 sends, the document id that information management unit 242 will comprise in for example will register and asking and in step S231 the respective memory locations of data for electronic documents be stored in (step S232: electronic document metadata registration process) in the registration document properties admin table 221 in the memory cell 22.

Figure 16 is the chart that is illustrated in the example of the register information in the registration document properties admin table 221 in the document management apparatus 20 after the document files registration process among Figure 15.

In this example, comprise under the condition of the register content shown in Fig. 8 at registration document properties admin table 221, carry out the paper document scan operation according to the flow process shown in Figure 12, based on the scan-data that obtains by scan operation, it is the scan-data 1 of the paper document in derivation source that the middle generation of step S330 in Figure 12 (with reference to Figure 13) wherein is arranged with

document

1,3 and 5 and be the scan-data 2 of paper document in derivation source and 4 document files 31 (with reference to Figure 14 (e)) with document 2, and, with with according to the flow process shown in Figure 15 the document files 31 that generates newly is stored in the corresponding to mode of processing in the storage device 23, by the document id that makes document files 31 (=docu301) and the memory location of document files 31 in storage device 23 (=ftp: //xxxxv) between corresponding mode they are added registration.

Next, as the embodiment of the derivation document process among the step S340 among Figure 12, come the processing (step S340-2) that is printed on the document files 31 that generates among the step S330 among Figure 12 is described with reference to the control sequence shown in Figure 17.

In Figure 17, the identical treatment step of treatment step in utilizing identical label indication and the derivation document among Figure 15 being registered.

When user among the step S321 in Figure 12 pushes " duplicating " button, document print processing among the step S340-2 starts, based on from determining that by scanning page ID and the user ID extracted the scan-data that a plurality of paper documents obtain successively the user has the authority of " duplicating ", then, in step S330, generate document files 31 (with reference to Figure 13).

In document print processing (step S340-2), as the document registration process shown in Figure 15, read in the document files 31 (step S341) that generates the step S330 from memory cell 33, and with document management apparatus mutually synergistically (step S231 and S232) carry out following processing: give new document id to the document files 31 that reads, the document files 31 that will have new document id is registered in the storage device 23 of document management apparatus 20, and the metadata relevant with registration document files 31 is registered in (step S342 in the registration document properties admin table 221, S343 and S344).

After finishing registration document files 31 and metadata, the data for electronic documents of the page that comprises in the controller 36 analytical documentation files 31 ((scan-

data

1,3 and 5) and (scan-data 2 and 4) :), and the logic page number and the page ID (step S351) of the generation page with reference to Figure 14 (e).

Can be in client terminal 10 by with Fig. 9 in step S125 in the identical processing of processing come document properties information among the performing step S351 to generate to handle.

Then, the data for electronic documents of the page of the page ID that generates accordingly based on the data for electronic documents with (generating in the step S340) document files 31 that obtains in step S341 of print control unit 361 and the document files 31 among the step S351 generates print job (step S352).

Here, print control unit 361 generate describe by give to the page corresponding page ID draw drafting indication as the data for electronic documents of the page of the document files 31 of print object (more particularly, draw the page data for electronic documents and with based on the data for electronic documents of the page and as the indication of the corresponding QR sign indicating number of the hashed value that calculates of page ID) print job.

After generating print job, information registering/acquiring unit 363 is registered (step S353) by making corresponding to corresponding mode between the logic page number of the page in the document id of the document files 31 that generates and the document files 31 that generates and the page ID to them in step S351 in step S342.

In printing the processing of document properties information registering, 363 transmissions of information registering/acquiring unit comprise as the logic page number of the page of the document id of the document files 31 of print object and document files 31 and the registration request (step S3531) of page ID.

Simultaneously, in document management apparatus 20, when handling request receiving element 241 and receive from printing document properties registration request that image processing system 30 sends, information management unit 242 extracts the document id that comprises in this registration request, the logic page number and the page ID of the page individually, and page size, and for example with the information extracted by corresponding mode between them is stored in the printing document properties admin table 222 in the memory cell 22 (step S323: print document properties and metadata registration process).

After this, print control unit 361 carries out based on the print job that generates document files 31 being printed to the processing (step S354) of paper document in step S352.

This paper document print processing can be based on from the printing of client terminal 10 indication, by with Fig. 9 in step S301 in the identical processing of processing realize.

According to this paper document print processing, for example, in the time will printing the document files 31 shown in Figure 14 (e) that obtains by the scanning paper document, print and output have respectively with scan-

data

1,3,5,2 and 4 corresponding picture materials and printing have the corresponding new page ID of (being endowed) and the corresponding page five paper documents (for example, paper document aa, bb, cc (their derivation source paper document be respectively paper document b, c and a), dd and ee (their derivation source paper document is respectively paper document e and d): with reference to Figure 14).

In such a way, in image processing system 30, when a document files 31 generates and is printed and be output as paper document aa, bb with corresponding page ID, cc, dd and ee according to the independent scan-data of a plurality of paper documents, generate and document files 31 corresponding new document ids (S342 among Figure 17), then document files 31 (data subject) is stored in the storage device 23 of document management apparatus 20 (the step S343 among Figure 17).Then, by making they are stored in the registration document properties admin table 221 of document management apparatus 20, simultaneously the page ID of the page of document files 31 and the page number are printed in the document properties admin table 222 by being stored in the corresponding mode of document id corresponding to the document files of printing 31 corresponding to corresponding mode between the memory location of the document id of document files 31 and document files 31.

Figure 18 is the chart that is illustrated in the registration document properties admin table 221 in the document management apparatus 20 after the scanned document print processing among Figure 17 and prints the example of canned data in the document properties admin table 222.

In this example, comprise under the condition of the register content shown in Figure 11 at printing document properties admin table 222, when printing document files 31 according to the processing shown in Figure 17, the document id of generation sign document files 31 (=docu301), at the paper document aa that prints the data for electronic documents of the page that document files 31 is arranged on it, bb, cc, dd and ee generate page ID (=P3011 respectively, P3012, P3013, P3014 and P3015) and the

page number

1,2,3,4 and 5, and based on the document properties information that generates, so that (=docu301) corresponding mode is by making sign based on document files 31 and the paper document aa that prints with the document id of document files 31, bb, cc, the page ID P3011 of dd and ee, P3012, P3013, P3014 and P3015 and the

page number

1,2,3, corresponding mode is added registration to them between 4 and 5.

In addition, by respectively with the document id of the document of having printed 1 (=docu001) and the document id of document 2 (=docu002) corresponding mode with the memory location (ftp: //xxxxx and ftp: //yyyyy) be stored under the condition in the registration document properties information management table 221, when printing document files 31 based on the processing shown in Figure 17, by with corresponding to the document id of document files 31 (=docu301) corresponding mode with the memory location (ftp: //xxxxw) additionally be registered in the registration document properties information management table 221.

(second execution mode)

In image processing system 30 (30B represents easily by label: not shown) according to second execution mode, during document files among the step S330 in a series of paper document scan process operations shown in Figure 12 generates and handles, the document generation processing unit 364 (being represented by label 364b similarly) (with reference to Fig. 4) that is arranged in the controller 36 has document files generation processing capacity, the document file generate processing capacity based on the page ID of extracting from document management apparatus 20 obtain with from by scanning the document id and the page number of the corresponding printing of the page ID source electronic document that extracts the scan-data that a plurality of paper documents obtain, the document id and the page number of the printing source electronic document that utilization is obtained come scan-data is sorted as keyword, and generate the scan-data wherein have same printing source electronic document by print with the corresponding paper document of scan-data based on the different document files of sequence of pages arrangement of data for electronic documents.

In addition, handle in order to realize that the document file generates, information registering/acquiring unit 363 in the controller 36 (being represented by label 363b similarly) has following processing capacity: based on the page ID of extracting, obtain the document id and the logic page number with the corresponding printing of the page ID source electronic document that extracts from document management apparatus 20 from the scan-data of paper document.

Other functional block among the image processing system 30B have with first execution mode in identical construction (with reference to Fig. 4).In addition, the functional block of other device in the image processing system of second execution mode (client terminal 10, document management apparatus 20, customer attribute information management devices 40 and tactical management device 50) structure and comprise image processing system 30B these devices interconnect with first execution mode in identical.

Next the operation according to the system of this execution mode is described.

In image processing system 30B according to this execution mode, controller 36 is controlled reading unit 31, demonstration/operating unit 35, page ID extraction unit 362, information registering/acquiring unit 363, document process permission control unit 366 etc. on the whole, to comprise a series of paper document scan process operations of the step shown in Figure 12.

In these a series of paper document scan process operations, from the scan-data that to the scan operation (step S322 is to S324) of paper document, obtains, extract page ID (step S325) by page ID extraction unit 362, carry out document process authority inquiry request (step S326) based on the page ID of extraction and the user ID of in user authentication process (step S311), obtaining from the user, the authority information (step S327) that obtains at this request and send from tactical management device 50, and document process permission control unit 366 determine users have with step S321 in sweep start operate corresponding document process authority (" permission " among the step S328), the document files among the step S330 generates to handle based on the scan-data of acquisition at that time and starts.

Figure 19 illustrates and the figure that generate to handle the control sequence between (and the step S330 among Figure 12 is corresponding: S330b represents easily by step) relevant, image processing system 30B and the document management apparatus 20 according to the document files among the image processing system 30B of second execution mode.

Generate in the processing (step S330b) at the document files shown in Figure 19, in image processing system 30B, at first, the page ID (with reference to the step S325 among Figure 12) that information registering/acquiring unit 363b utilizes page ID extraction unit 362 to extract visits document management apparatus 20 as keyword, and obtains to be stored in and print in the document properties admin table 222 and the document id and the page number (step S331b) the corresponding printing of page ID source electronic document.

In the processing of step S331b, information registering/acquiring unit 363 of image processing system 30B will comprise that the request of obtaining of the document properties of page ID is sent to document management apparatus 20 (step S3311b).

On the other hand, when the processing request receiving element 241 of document management apparatus 20 receives the document properties that sends from image processing system 30B when obtaining request, information is obtained and is sent processing unit 243 and utilizes the page ID that comprises in the registration request document id and the logic page number as keyword search and corresponding page of page ID from print document properties admin table 222, and will comprise that the document id that searches and the request response signal that obtains of the logic page number are sent to as the image processing system 30B that obtains request source (step S221b: print the document properties information search and send and handle).

Simultaneously, in image processing system 30B, information registering/acquiring unit 363b receives and from what document management apparatus 20 sent document properties is obtained the request responding signal, and obtains the document id and the page number that comprises in the response signal.

When information registering/acquiring unit 363b obtained the document id of the corresponding printing source document of page ID that extracts with page ID extraction unit 362 and the page number, document generated processing unit 364b and at first the document id and the page number that obtain and the scan-data (from wherein extracting the scan-data of page ID) that has as the page ID of obtaining keyword of the document id and the page number is stored explicitly.

Then, document generates processing unit 364b and utilizes the document id that obtains in step S331b to come the scan-data that is associated with the document id that obtains in step S331b and the page number is sorted (step S336) as second keyword as first keyword and the page number that obtains according to document id in step S331b, generate then wherein the scan-data that is associated with document id by with the corresponding printing of the document id that in step S331b, obtains source electronic document in the different document files (step S338) of sequence of pages ordering.

When the document files among the step S338 generated the processing end, controller 36 was proceeded the document process (the step S340 among Figure 12) to the document files that generates.

In addition, processing for step S340, as first execution mode, for example, carry out processing (with reference to Figure 17) from document files to the document files that the document files that generates is given document id and will be had a document id that be registered in the processing (with reference to Figure 15) in the new storage vault or print in step S330b.

Next with reference to Figure 20 the embodiment according to a series of paper document scan process (with reference to Figure 12 and Figure 19) among the image processing system 30B of this execution mode is described.

As Figure 14 (a), Figure 20 for example shows wherein will (paper document a), 3402 (paper document b) and 3403 (paper document c) and two paper documents 3411 (paper document d) that obtain according to printing document 2 and 3412 (paper document e) read on the feeder that is placed on image processing system 30 in proper order and the embodiment (Figure 20 (a)) that successively they is scanned by

paper document

3402,3412,3403,3411 and 3401 according to printing three paper documents 3401 that document 1 obtains.

In this embodiment, paper document scan process (Figure 20 (a)), scan-data stores processor (Figure 20 (b)) and the page ID of being undertaken in the image processing system 30 by the mode identical with Figure 14 (c) with Figure 14 (a), Figure 14 (b) respectively extracted processing (Figure 20 (c)).

After page ID in Figure 20 (c) is extracted and is handled, the information registering of image processing system 30B/acquiring unit 363b utilizes page ID extraction unit 363 to extract in the processing from scan-data 1 in page ID, 2,3, the page ID (=P0012 that extracts in 4 and 5, P0022, P0013, P0021 and P001) as correspondent keyword, printing document properties admin table 222 (with reference to Figure 11) from be stored in document management apparatus 20 obtains respectively and page ID (=P0012, P0022, P0013, P0021 and P0011) corresponding printing source electronic document 1 document id (=docu001) and the page number (=2), the document id of printing source electronic document 2 (=docu002) and the page number (=2), the document id of electronic document 1 (=docu001) and the page number (=3), the document id of electronic document 2 (=docu002) and the page number (=1), and the document id of electronic document 1 (=docu001) and the page number (=1), and with the document id and the page number and the corresponding scan-data 1 that obtain, 2,3,4 store (with reference to Figure 20 (d): corresponding) explicitly with the step S331b among Figure 19 with 5.

Then, document generates processing unit 364b and at first utilizes the document id (=docu001 and docu002) that obtains in Figure 20 (d) as keyword (first keyword), the scan-data 1 that will be associated with the document id that obtains and the page number, 2,3,4 and 5 are categorized into and the document id (=scan-data 1 that docu001) is associated, 3 and 5, and with the document id (=scan-data 2 and 4 that docu002) is associated, utilization in Figure 20 (d), obtain with document id (=docu001) the corresponding page number (=2,3 and 1) and obtain with document id (=docu002) the corresponding page number (=2 and 1) is as keyword (second keyword), to at corresponding document id (=one group of scan-data 1 docu001) being classified, 3 and 5, with scan-data 1,3 and 5 are ranked into second page, the 3rd page and first page, simultaneously at corresponding document id (=one group of scan-data 2 and 4 of docu002) being classified, scan-data 2 and 4 is ranked into second page and first page, and generates wherein respectively the scan-data 1 that is associated with the document id (=docu001 and docu002) that obtains among Figure 20 (d), 3 with 5 with scan-data 2 and 4 by with the document files 32 of the sequence of pages of the corresponding printing of document id (=docu001 and docu002) source electronic document 1 and 2 ordering and document files 33 (with reference to Figure 20 (e): corresponding) with step S336 and S338 among Figure 19.

As Figure 19 and shown in Figure 20, in image processing system 30B according to this execution mode, for example, even place and scan a plurality of paper documents 3401 of printing the data for electronic documents of the page that document 1 is arranged on it in any order, 3402 and 3403 with and go up to print a plurality of

paper documents

3411 and 3412 of the data for electronic documents of the page that document 2 is arranged, after scan operation ("Yes" with reference to the step S321 among Figure 12 arrives S324), document generate processing unit 364b also according to Figure 12 in the corresponding Figure 19 of step S330 in step S330b in document files generate and handle, generating wherein is the scan-data 1 of the paper document in derivation source with

document

1,3 and 5 press document 1 sequence of pages orderings document files 32 and be that the scan-

data

2 and 4 of the paper document in derivation source is pressed the document files 33 that the sequence of pages of document 2 sorts wherein with document 2.

(the 3rd execution mode)

In image processing system 30 (30C represents easily by label: not shown) according to the 3rd execution mode, during document files among the step S330 in a series of paper document scan process operations shown in Figure 12 generates and handles, the document generation processing unit 364 (being represented by label 364c similarly) that is arranged in the controller 36 (with reference to Fig. 4) has document files generation processing capacity, the document file generates processing capacity based on from by scanning the page ID extracted the scan-data that a plurality of paper documents the obtain page number from the corresponding printing of the page ID source electronic document that document management apparatus 20 obtains and extracts, the page number of the printing source electronic document that utilization is obtained sorts to scan-data as keyword, and generate scan-data wherein by print with the corresponding paper document of this scan-data institute based on the document files of sequence of pages arrangement of data for electronic documents.

In addition, handle in order to realize that the document file generates, the information registering/acquiring unit 363 in the controller 36 (being represented by label 363c similarly) has following processing capacity: based on the logic page number of the page ID of extracting from the scan-data of paper document from the corresponding printing of the page ID source electronic document that document management apparatus 20 obtains and extracts.

Other functional block among the image processing system 30C have with first execution mode in identical construction (with reference to Fig. 4).In addition, the functional block of other device in the image processing system of the 3rd execution mode (client terminal 10, document management apparatus 20, customer attribute information management devices 40 and tactical management device 50) structure and comprise image processing system 30C these devices interconnect with first execution mode in identical.

Figure 21 illustrates and the figure that generate to handle the control sequence between (and the step S330 among Figure 12 is corresponding: S330c represents easily by step) relevant, image processing system 30C and the document management apparatus 20 according to the document files among the image processing system 30C of the 3rd execution mode.

Document files shown in Figure 21 generates to be handled (step S330c) and start by following operation: page ID extraction unit 362 extracts page ID (step S325) from the scan-data to acquisition the scan operation (step S322 is to S324) of a plurality of paper documents with same printing source electronic document, carry out document process authority inquiry request (step S326) based on the page ID of extraction and the user ID of in user authentication process (step S311), obtaining from the user, the authority information (step S327) that obtains at this request and send from tactical management device 50, and document process permission control unit 366 determine users have with a series of paper document scan process operations in step S321 in sweep start operate corresponding document process authority (" permission " among the step S328).

In the processing of step S330c, in image processing system 30C, at first, the page ID that information registering/acquiring unit 363c utilizes page ID extraction unit 362 to extract visits document management apparatus 20 (with reference to the step S325 among Figure 12) as keyword, and obtains to be stored in and print in the document properties admin table 222 and the page number (step S331c) the corresponding printing of page ID source electronic document.

Then, document generates processing unit 364c and utilizes the page number that obtains as keyword scan-data to be sorted, and generates wherein scan-data by a document files of the sequence of pages ordering of the page of printing source electronic document.

(the 4th execution mode)

In image processing system 30 (30D represents easily by label: not shown) according to the 4th execution mode, during document files among the step S330 in a series of paper document scan process operations shown in Figure 12 generates and handles, the document generation processing unit 364 (being represented by label 364d similarly) that is arranged in the controller 36 (with reference to Fig. 4) has document files generation processing capacity, the document file generates processing capacity based on from by scanning the page ID extracted the scan-data that a plurality of paper documents obtain document id and the data for electronic documents (instance data) from the page of the corresponding printing of the page ID source electronic document that document management apparatus 20 obtains and extracts, the document id that utilization is obtained with data for electronic documents sorts to this data for electronic documents as keyword, and generate wherein print with the corresponding paper document of scan-data based on data for electronic documents be arranged as a document files of the continuous page of same printing source electronic document.

In addition, handle in order to realize that the document file generates, the information registering/acquiring unit 363 in the controller 36 (being represented by label 363d similarly) has following processing capacity: based on document id and the data for electronic documents of the page ID of extracting from the scan-data of paper document from the page of the corresponding printing of the page ID source electronic document that document management apparatus 20 obtains and extracts.

Other functional block among the image processing system 30D have with above-mentioned execution mode in identical construction (with reference to Fig. 4).

In addition, the functional block of other device in the image processing system of the 4th execution mode (client terminal 10, document management apparatus 20, customer attribute information management devices 40 and tactical management device 50) structure and comprise image processing system 30D these devices interconnect with first execution mode in identical.

Figure 22 illustrates and the figure that generate to handle the control sequence between (and the step S330 among Figure 12 is corresponding: S330d represents easily by step) relevant, image processing system 30D and the document management apparatus 20 according to the document files among the image processing system 30D of the 4th execution mode.

Document files shown in Figure 22 generates processing (step S330d) and starts by following operation: page ID extraction unit 362 extracts page ID (step S325) from the scan-data to acquisition the scan operation (step S322 is to S324) of paper document, carry out document process authority inquiry request (step S326) based on the page ID of extraction and the user ID of in user authentication process (step S311), obtaining from the user, the authority information (step S327) that obtains at this request and send from tactical management device 50, and document process permission control unit 366 determine users have with a series of paper document scan process operations shown in Figure 12 in step S321 in sweep start operate corresponding document process authority (" permission " among the step S328).

In the processing of step S330d, in image processing system 30D, at first, the page ID that information registering/acquiring unit 363d utilizes page ID extraction unit 362 to extract visits document management apparatus 20 (with reference to the step S325 among Figure 12) as keyword, and obtains to be stored in and print in the document properties admin table 222 and document id (step S331) the corresponding printing of page number ID source electronic document.

The document ID obtains processing and can realize by the processing identical with the step S331 (with reference to Figure 13) of document files in generate handling in first execution mode.

In step S331, after the corresponding document id of the page ID of obtaining Yu from scan-data, extract, the page ID that document id that the utilization of information registering/acquiring unit 363d is obtained and page ID extraction unit 362 extract is come access document management devices 20 once more as keyword, and obtains the data for electronic documents (instance data) (step S332) with the pairing page of page ID of the corresponding printing of document id source electronic document.

In the processing of step S332, information registering/acquiring unit 363d will be included in the page ID of obtaining among the step S325 (with reference to Figure 12) and the document id that obtains based on this page ID in step S331 is sent to document management apparatus 20 (step S3321) in the request of obtaining of interior instance data.

On the other hand, when the processing request receiving element 241 of document management apparatus 20 receives the instance data that sends from image processing system 30D when obtaining request, information is obtained and is sent processing unit 243 and utilizes this to obtain the document id that comprises in the request and page ID as keyword, from being stored in memory location the registration document properties admin table 221 accordingly with the document ID and reading data for electronic documents (instance data) with the pairing page of the corresponding page ID of the document ID of storage device 23, and will comprise that the request response signal that obtains of the instance data that reads is sent to as the image processing system 30D that obtains request source (step S221d: print document/attribute information search and send and handle).

Simultaneously, in image processing system 30D, information registering/acquiring unit 363d receives and from what document management apparatus 20 sent instance data is obtained the request responding signal, and obtains the instance data that comprises in this response signal.

When information registering/acquiring unit 363d obtains the document id of the page of the corresponding printing source document of page ID that extracts with page ID extraction unit 362 and instance data, document generates processing unit 364d and utilizes the document id that obtains in step S331 as keyword the instance data that obtains to be sorted (classification) (S335d) in step S332, and generates a document files (step S337d) that wherein is arranged as the continuous page with the corresponding instance data of document id.

In addition, the processing among step S335d and the S337d can be only changes over the step S335 processing identical with S337 (with reference to Figure 13) that is generated in handling by the document files with first execution mode with the instance data of the page of the corresponding printing source document of the page ID of extracting by the object that will sort from scan-data and realizes from scan-data.

When the document files among the step S337d generated the processing end, controller 36 was proceeded the document process (the step S340 among Figure 12) to the document files that generates.

In addition, processing for step S340, as first execution mode, for example, carry out processing (with reference to Figure 17) from document files to the document files that the document files that generates is given document id and will be had a document id that be registered in the processing (with reference to Figure 15) in the new storage vault or print in step S330d.

(the 5th execution mode)

In image processing system 30 (30E represents easily by label: not shown) according to the 5th execution mode, during document files among the step S330 in a series of paper document scan process operations shown in Figure 12 generates and handles, the document generation processing unit 364 (being represented by label 364e similarly) that is arranged in the controller 36 (with reference to Fig. 4) has document files generation processing capacity, the document file generates processing capacity based on from by scanning the page ID extracted the scan-data that a plurality of paper documents the obtain document id from the page of the corresponding printing of the page ID source electronic document that document management apparatus 20 obtains and extracts, the logic page number and data for electronic documents (instance data), the document id and the logic page number that utilization is obtained with the data for electronic documents of obtaining sort to this data for electronic documents as keyword, and generate wherein print with the corresponding paper document of scan-data institute based on data for electronic documents press the different document files of the sequence of pages arrangement of printing source electronic document.

In addition, handle in order to realize that the document file generates, the information registering/acquiring unit 363 in the controller 36 (being represented by label 363e similarly) has following processing capacity: based on document id, the logic page number and the data for electronic documents of the page ID of extracting from the scan-data of paper document from the page of the corresponding printing of the page ID source electronic document that document management apparatus 20 obtains and extracts.

Other functional block among the image processing system 30E have with above-mentioned execution mode in identical construction (with reference to Fig. 4).

In addition, the functional block of other device in the image processing system of the 5th execution mode (client terminal 10, document management apparatus 20, customer attribute information management devices 40 and tactical management device 50) structure and comprise image processing system 30E these devices interconnect with first execution mode in identical.

Figure 23 illustrates and the figure that generate to handle the control sequence between (and the step S330 among Figure 12 is corresponding: S330e represents easily by step) relevant, image processing system 30E and the document management apparatus 20 according to the document files among the image processing system 30E of the 5th execution mode.

Document files shown in Figure 23 generates processing (step S330e) and starts by following operation: page ID extraction unit 362 extracts page ID (step S325) from the scan-data to acquisition the scan operation (step S322 is to S324) of paper document, carry out document process authority inquiry request (step S326) based on the page ID of extraction and the user ID of in user authentication process (step S311), obtaining from the user, the authority information (step S327) that obtains at this request and send from tactical management device 50, and document process permission control unit 366 determine users have with a series of paper document scan process operations shown in Figure 12 in step S321 in sweep start operate corresponding document process authority (" permission " among the step S328).

In the processing of step S330e, in image processing system 30E, at first, the page ID that information registering/acquiring unit 363e utilizes page ID extraction unit 362 to extract visits document management apparatus 20 (with reference to the step S325 among Figure 12) as keyword, and obtains to be stored in and print in the document properties admin table 222 and the document id and the logic page number (step S331e) the corresponding printing of page number ID source electronic document.

The document ID and the page number obtain processing can by with second execution mode in document files generate the identical processing of step S331b (with reference to Figure 19) in handling and realize.

In step S331e, after the corresponding document id of the page ID of obtaining Yu from scan-data, extract and the page number, the page ID that document id that the utilization of information registering/acquiring unit 363e is obtained and page ID extraction unit 362 extract is come access document management devices 20 once more as keyword, and obtains the data for electronic documents (instance data) (step S332) with the pairing page of page ID of the corresponding printing of document id source electronic document.

This instance data obtains processing can be by generating identical processing and the printing document in the document management apparatus 20/attribute information search and transmission processing (step S221e) realization synergistically mutually of step that has same numeral in the processing (with reference to Figure 22) with the document files of the 4th execution mode.

In step S331e and S332, obtain the document id of the page of the corresponding printing source document of page ID that extracts with page ID extraction unit 362 as information registering/acquiring unit 363e, when the page number and instance data, document generate processing unit 364e utilize the document id that in step S331e, obtains as first keyword with in step S331e, obtain come the instance data (corresponding with scan-data) that obtains in step S332 is sorted (step S336e) as second keyword with the corresponding page number of document id, and generate wherein print with the corresponding paper document of scan-data institute based on data for electronic documents be unit with printing source electronic document, different document files (step S338e) by the ordering of the sequence of pages in the electronic document of printing source.

In addition, the processing among step S336e and the S338e can be only changes over the step S336 processing identical with S338 (with reference to Figure 19) that is generated in handling by the document files with second execution mode with the instance data of the page of the corresponding printing source document of the page ID of extracting by the object that will sort from scan-data and realizes from scan-data.

When the document files among the step S338e generated the processing end, controller 36 was proceeded the document process (the step S340 among Figure 12) to the document files that generates.

Processing for step S340, as first execution mode, for example, carry out to the document files that in step S330e, generates and give document id and will have the processing (with reference to Figure 17) that the document files of document id is registered in the processing (with reference to Figure 15) in the new storage vault or prints document files.

The invention is not restricted to illustrated and shown execution mode, and can under the situation that does not break away from spirit of the present invention, in several ways the present invention be made amendment.

For example, although be configured in the above-described embodiment, document management apparatus 20 has management and gives the function of the page size information of the corresponding electronic document of page ID of printing the paper document that data for electronic documents is arranged on it, but this management function can be arranged in client terminal 10 or the image processing system 30, and without any restriction.

In addition, above-mentioned execution mode illustration be configured to comprise be integrated with scanning have page ID paper document function and from the scan-data of paper document, extract page ID, obtain and the corresponding document id of page ID, the page number etc. and scan-data is classified or the system of the image processing system (multifunction copy machine) of the function that sorts based on the document id that obtains or the page number, but the invention is not restricted to this system, but can provide the system that is configured to comprise with lower device: printing equipment, its printing have this paper document of the page ID of the page of giving paper document; Management devices, its document id to printing source electronic document, the page number etc. manage accordingly with the page ID of giving paper document; Reading device, it reads the image information that comprises this page ID from the paper document with page ID; And document processing device, document processing, extract page ID its image information that reads from reading device (scan-data), obtain and the corresponding document id of this page ID, the page number etc. based on the page ID of extracting, and scan-data is classified or sort based on the document id that obtains or the page number.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, in (being called computer easily) such as client terminal, document management apparatus, image processing systems, image processing program is installed, and image processing program for example makes computer serve as with lower unit: extraction unit, extract the page ID of giving this paper document its image information that reads from reading unit from paper document (scan-data); Acquiring unit, its page ID based on the extraction that extraction unit extracts is obtained and the corresponding document id of page ID and the page number from administrative unit; Taxon, the document id that it obtains based on acquiring unit is classified to the scan-data that reading unit reads; Sequencing unit, the page number that it obtains based on acquiring unit, to through taxon classification, sort with the corresponding scan-data of document id; And the document generation unit, it is based on the scan-data through sequencing unit ordering, generate the corresponding document of document id with the source of printing electronic document, yet this image processing program can provide to be stored in such as the mode in the storage medium of CDROM.

Claims

1. image processing system, this image processing system comprises:

Extraction unit, this extraction unit extract page iden-tity information from image information;

Acquiring unit, this acquiring unit obtains and the corresponding document identification information of described page iden-tity information based on the described page iden-tity information that described extraction unit extracts;

Taxon, this taxon is classified to described image information based on the described document identification information that described acquiring unit obtains; And

First generation unit, this first generation unit will be generated as an electronic document through the described image information of described taxon classification.

2. image processing system according to claim 1, this image processing system also comprises:

Administrative unit, this administrative unit manages with giving the described page iden-tity information of printing the paper document that this electronic document is arranged on it accordingly to the described document identification information of electronic document,

Wherein, described acquiring unit obtains described document identification information from described administrative unit.

3. image processing system according to claim 1, this image processing system also comprises:

Reading unit, this reading unit reads the described image information that comprises described page iden-tity information from the paper document that has been endowed described page iden-tity information,

Wherein, described extraction unit extracts described page iden-tity information from the described image information that described reading unit reads; And

Described taxon is classified to the described image information that described reading unit reads.

4. image processing system according to claim 1, this image processing system also comprises:

Print unit, the described page iden-tity information of the page that this print unit is given this paper document of sign to the page of paper document, and an electronic document printed to described paper document.

5. image processing system according to claim 1, this image processing system also comprises:

Second generation unit, this second generation unit generates the corresponding new document identification information of described electronic document that generates with described first generation unit; And

Memory cell, this memory cell is stored the described electronic document of described first generation unit generation and the described document identification information of described second generation unit generation accordingly.

6. image processing system according to claim 1, this image processing system also comprises:

Second generation unit, this second generation unit generates the corresponding new document identification information of described electronic document that generates with described first generation unit;

The 3rd generates the unit, and the 3rd generates the corresponding new page iden-tity information of printer page that the unit generates the described electronic document that generates with described first generation unit; And

Print unit, the described document identification information and the described the 3rd that this print unit generates described second generation unit generates the described page iden-tity information of unit generation and gives the described electronic document that described first generation unit generates, and prints this electronic document.

7. image processing system, this image processing system comprises:

Acquiring unit, this acquiring unit obtains and the corresponding page number information of described page iden-tity information based on the described page iden-tity information that described extraction unit extracts;

Sequencing unit, this sequencing unit sorts to described image information based on the described page number information that described acquiring unit obtains; And

First generation unit, this first generation unit will be generated as an electronic document through the described image information of described sequencing unit ordering.

8. image processing system according to claim 7, this image processing system also comprises:

Administrative unit, this administrative unit manages with giving the described page iden-tity information of printing the paper document that this electronic document is arranged on it accordingly to the described page number information of electronic document,

Wherein, described acquiring unit obtains described page number information from described administrative unit.

9. image processing system according to claim 7, this image processing system also comprises:

10. image processing system according to claim 7, this image processing system also comprises:

11. image processing system according to claim 7, this image processing system also comprises:

12. image processing system according to claim 7, this image processing system also comprises:

13. an image processing system, this image processing system comprises:

Acquiring unit, this acquiring unit obtains and corresponding document identification information of described page iden-tity information and page number information based on the described page iden-tity information that described extraction unit extracts;

Taxon, this taxon is classified to described image information based on the described document identification information that described acquiring unit obtains;

Sequencing unit, the described page number information that this sequencing unit obtains based on described acquiring unit is to sorting through described taxon classification and with the corresponding described image information of described document identification information; And

First generation unit, this first generation unit generates the corresponding electronic document of described document identification information with described electronic document based on the described image information through described sequencing unit ordering.

14. image processing system according to claim 13, this image processing system also comprises:

Administrative unit, this administrative unit manages with giving the described page iden-tity information of printing the paper document that this electronic document is arranged on it accordingly to the described document identification information and the described page number information of electronic document,

Wherein, described acquiring unit obtains described document identification information and described page number information from described administrative unit.

15. image processing system according to claim 13, this image processing system also comprises:

16. image processing system according to claim 13, this image processing system also comprises:

17. image processing system according to claim 13, this image processing system also comprises:

18. image processing system according to claim 13, this image processing system also comprises:

19. an image processing method, this image processing method may further comprise the steps:

From reading the page iden-tity information that this paper document is given in extraction from the image information of paper document;

Based on the page iden-tity information of extracting, obtain and corresponding document identification information of described page iden-tity information and page number information;

Based on the document identification information of obtaining, described image information is classified;

Based on the page number information that obtains, to sorting through classification and with the corresponding described image information of described document identification information; And

Based on image information, generate the corresponding electronic document of described document identification information with electronic document through ordering.

20. a computer-readable medium, this computer-readable medium stores have the program that computer is carried out be used to the processing of carrying out image processing, described processing comprises:

21. a computer-readable medium, this computer-readable medium stores have the program that computer is carried out be used to the processing of carrying out image processing, described processing comprises:

Based on the document identification information of obtaining, described image information is classified; And

Based on image information, generate the corresponding electronic document of described document identification information with electronic document through classification.

22. a computer-readable medium, this computer-readable medium stores have the program that computer is carried out be used to the processing of carrying out image processing, described processing comprises:

Based on the page number information that obtains, to sorting with the corresponding described image information of described document identification information; And

Based on described image information, generate the corresponding electronic document of document identification information with electronic document through ordering.